Insider buying last 90 days
No open-market insider purchases were filed for BBT in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
Oct 12 close
Argus raised its target price for Beacon Financial to $27.00 this week, as the bank holding company continues to offer commercial, business and retail banking services. The report forms part of broader market research covering US Large Cap picks alongside other analyst coverage, with no other company-specific news driving the shares.
BBT closed at $27.30, up 0.4%, sitting between its 50-day average of $30.40 and 200-day average of $29.78, with one-month, three-month and six-month returns of -12.9%, -9.3% and -13.8% respectively against a one-year return of 14.2%. The GekkoIndex reads 67.1, placing the stock in the Accumulation zone. Price sits 14.8% below the Gekko Fair Value of $32.06, with the stock trading between its 52-week low of $22.81 and high of $32.83.
Beacon Financial reports next on 21 October 2026, 9 days away, falling inside a typical 20-trading-day holding window; the prior quarter saw an EPS match at $0.79 against estimate with a 1.9% reaction, and the company has beaten estimates in 6 of the last 8 quarters. No insider, Congress or unusual options activity appears in the respective 90-day and 30-day windows. Seasonality over this point in the calendar across 5 years shows a 8.1% average 20-trading-day return, positive in 4 of those years. Consensus among 3 firms stands at 2 buy and 1 hold ratings, with a consensus target of $34.33.
Written by AI from the Oct 12, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.
Beacon Financial scores 3 supportive, 1 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.
Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.
3 supportive1 mixed1 headwind
Averages disagree
Close $27.30 sits between the 50-day ($30.40) and 200-day ($29.78) averages, or the averages disagree.
See the chart67.1, Accumulation
Reading 67.1 is in the Accumulation zone.
See the GekkoIndex14.8% below
Price is 14.8% below Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% below).
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No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.
See smart moneyReports in 9 days
Reports on Oct 21, 2026, 9 days away — inside a typical 20-trading-day hold.
See earnings+8.1% on average
From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +8.1% over 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
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Beacon Financial closed at $27.30 on Oct 12, 2026, +14.2% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $22.81 to $32.83.
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Beacon Financial stands above Beacon Bank & Trust, a lender that does business both domestically within the United States and in markets abroad. Customers range from companies and local governments to everyday individuals who hold deposits with the bank, while borrowers can secure financing for homes, commercial property, business needs, and equipment leases. The firm is recognized for covering this wide stretch of banking activity under a single corporate umbrella rather than specializing narrowly.
Revenue comes from a mix of activities tied together under the holding company. It holds positions in debt and equity securities, handles cash management duties, and supplies trust and investment advisory work for clients. Its reach also extends to financing specialty equipment, arranging SBA-backed loans, running digital banking channels, and managing wealth for wealthy households, charitable endowments, and similar foundations.
The company has roots going back to 1846 and keeps its main offices in Boston, Massachusetts. Investors can find its stock trading on the NYSE under the symbol BBT.
Beacon Financial’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 67.1, in the Accumulation zone, up 0.5 points over five sessions.
Up 0.5 points over five sessions.
Reading for Oct 12, 2026
| Zone | Readings | 5 days | 20 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buying | 66 | +1.6% | +3.4% |
| Accumulation (current zone) | 189 | +0.2% | +3.1% |
| Neutral | 370 | +0.2% | 0.0% |
| Distribution | 47 | −2.0% | −2.6% |
| Selling | 10 | +0.5% | −4.3% |
Average BBT share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Accumulation readings averaged +2.2% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.
Accumulation zone: Institutional interest building. About the five zones →
Beacon Financial trades 14.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $32.06, so the shares are undervalued on Gekko’s estimate.
Gekko’s own estimate of what Beacon Financial shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.
$32.06
Gekko Fair Value, Oct 9, 2026
14.8% Undervalued
At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 7.3% below the estimate.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for Beacon Financial, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.
Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.
No open-market insider purchases were filed for BBT in the last 90 days.
From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.
No trades in BBT were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.
From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.
Beacon Financial has been buying back its own shares.
From company filings.
Beacon Financial reports on Oct 21, 2026 (9 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports.
Oct 21, 2026
9 days away
| Reported | EPS | Revenue | Move |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 2026 | $0.79 est $0.79 | $225.7M est $230.9M | +1.9% |
| Oct 29, 2025 | $0.44 est $0.74 | — | +0.8% |
| Jul 24, 2025 | $0.69 est $0.58 | $113.7M est $113.3M | −2.1% |
| Apr 24, 2025 | $0.60 est $0.53 | — | +1.6% |
| Jan 30, 2025 | $0.60 est $0.55 | — | +2.9% |
| Oct 24, 2024 | $0.58 est $0.55 | — | −1.9% |
| Jul 18, 2024 | $0.55 est $0.52 | — | +1.4% |
| Apr 18, 2024 | $0.49 est $0.47 | — | +5.7% |
“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.
Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Beacon Financial is $34.33, +25.8% from the last close, from 3 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.
Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 3 firms.
| Date | Firm | Target | vs price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9 | RBC Capital | $31 | +13.6% |
| Aug 3 | Piper Sandler | $36 | +31.9% |
| Jul 31 | KBW | $36 | +31.9% |
| Jul 30 | RBC Capital | $33 | +20.9% |
| Jul 30 | Piper Sandler | $34 | +24.5% |
Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.
Over the next 20 trading days from Oct 10, Beacon Financial averaged +8.1% across the last 5 years, rising in 4 of them.
| Window | Average | Years higher |
|---|---|---|
| Next 5 trading days | +1.9% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 10 trading days | +1.0% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 15 trading days | +2.6% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 20 trading days | +8.1% | 4 of 5 |
| Next 30 trading days | +7.1% | 5 of 5 |
For scale, BBT’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.2%.
Beacon Financial’s market cap is $2.29B, with a P/E ratio of 7.5 and revenue of $759.5M over the last twelve months.
1 headline about Beacon Financial from the past week, newest first, each linking to the publisher.
Beacon Financial’s 6 largest industry peers by market value, with today’s move, GekkoIndex zone and gap to Gekko Fair Value.
| Stock | GekkoIndex zone | vs Fair Value |
|---|---|---|
| CMCanadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | Accumulation | 5.7% below |
| USBU.S. Bancorp | Accumulation | 11.0% below |
| NUNu | Neutral | 0.7% below |
| TFCTruist Financial | Accumulation | 9.6% below |
| FITBFifth Third Bancorp | Accumulation | 11.2% below |
| MTBM&T Bank | Accumulation | 9.1% below |
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Beacon Financial’s market cap is $2.29B at the Oct 12, 2026 close of $27.30, with 83.82M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 7.5.
The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Beacon Financial is $34.33, +25.8% from the last close. Of the 3 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 2 rate it a buy, 1 a hold and 0 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.
On Gekko’s estimate Beacon Financial is undervalued: the Oct 12, 2026 close of $27.30 is 14.8% below Gekko Fair Value of $32.06. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.
Beacon Financial is expected to report on Oct 21, 2026 (9 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.78 per share on revenue of $223.8M. Beacon Financial beat the earnings estimate in 6 of its last 8 reports, moving 2.3% on average across the report.
Beacon Financial’s 52-week high is $32.83 and its 52-week low is $22.81; it closed at $27.30 on Oct 12, 2026, +14.2% over the past year.
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